What was the main purpose of the 1913 Washington, D.C., suffrage parade, occurring just before the presidential inauguration?
To get the attention of the president, show strength and determination to get the ballot
What long-term organization did Carrie Chapman Catt found after the Nineteenth Amendment was ratified, with the goal of integrating women into the political process?
National American Woman Suffrage Association (NAWSA)
The 1913 Woman Suffrage Parade in Washington, D.C., organized by Alice Paul, took place on the day before whose presidential inauguration?
Woodrow Wilson
Which organization did Carrie Chapman Catt direct, using political strategies to secure the passage of the Nineteenth Amendment?
League of Women Voters (LWV)
The Clayton Antitrust Act of 1914 strengthened the earlier Sherman Antitrust Act by doing what?
spelling out specific activities businesses could not do (prices, mergers)
Woodrow Wilson’s “New Freedom” platform in the 1912 presidential election primarily centered on which three areas of progressive reform?
Tariff, business, and bank
Which of the following constitutional amendments, passed during the Wilson presidency, granted women the right to vote?
19th amendment
The key reason Woodrow Wilson, a Democrat, was able to win the Election of 1912 despite being an initial “underdog” was:
The split republican vote
What specific action taken by President Taft primarily angered Theodore Roosevelt, leading to a breakdown in their relationship?
He doesn’t follow Theodore Roosevelt’s plan
A key difference between William Howard Taft and Theodore Roosevelt’s approach to monopolies was that Taft:
Enforced the Sherman Antitrust Act
What was the primary impact of the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire on American society?
Forced the government to take action and address safety in the workplace
Theodore Roosevelt’s nickname “Trust Buster” reflects his actions against monopolies. What differentiated his approach from wanting to eliminate all trusts?
He thought some trusts were good, and some trusts were bad
A student is analyzing a situation where a powerful corporation is unfairly crushing small, independent businesses in its industry. Which component of Theodore Roosevelt’s “Square Deal” would be directly relevant to addressing this problem?
Keeping the wealthy and powerful from taking advantage of small businesses
The public’s reaction to Upton Sinclair’s The Jungle directly led to the passage of which landmark federal legislation?
Pure food and drug act/meat inspection act
Upton Sinclair’s primary intent in writing The Jungle was to bring public awareness to the terrible working conditions and exploitation of labor in meatpacking plants. However, the consequence that actually concerned readers the most was:
The terrible condition of the meat
What is the most accurate definition of a “Muckraker” during the Progressive Era?
writers/activists who write about or address problems in society
W.E.B. Du Bois advocated that the “Talented Tenth”—the most intelligent 10% of the Black population—should focus on what primary action to advance the race?
Lead the rest of the blacks into demanding their rights immediately
Which institution did Booker T. Washington establish in Tuskegee, Alabama, emphasizing vocational training and self-help for African Americans?
Tuskegee Institute
The assassination of William McKinley in 1901 was historically significant because it immediately resulted in which event?
Theodore Roosevelt became president
Who were the three presidents historically associated with the Progressive Era between 1897 and 1920?
Theodore Roosevelt, William Howard Taft, Woodrow Wilson
What was the central problem the Progressives identified within the government during the Gilded Age?
Political corruption and scandal
What was a common problem in the American workplace that fueled the Progressive desire for reform?
Long hours, little pay, unsafe working conditions, no workers comp
The Progressive Movement was primarily a response to problems created by which two major historical trends in the late 19th and early 20th centuries?
Industrialization and urbanization
Which of the following best defines the primary goal of the Progressives in the early 20th century?
To fix the problems of the gilded age
